*sigh* this is the type of makorra - I love half-way AU with Avatar state release through the final battle and Mako trying to reach her instead the push-and-pull cheating in the original plot.

And Mako suddenly understands that the whole world relies on Korra for balance, and that is not good. She is very, very unbalanced—.)

absolutely favorite part and completely true, compared to Aang she's much more unbalanced even if she's older when she begins her "avatar adventures" (or whatever it called), Aang had at least his spiritual side (the kinder side) to lean on for guidance (instead of it suddenly clicking in and in the most terrifying way, in the case of this story) and didn't had to deal with the "teenagers are sociopaths" phase.

Second off, um, I love this. It's so brilliant. Honestly *brilliant* idea. The flashbacks—amazing. And the Avatar state is honestly terrifying, not to me (I sort of love it and can't wait to see Korra go nuts), but I imagine it must be to be completely outside yourself and out of control. Scary. And worse to see someone you love like that. Gosh, Mako. I love him, lovehimlovehim LOVE HIM.

I swear with all this bittersweetness between Korra and Mako, you're going to make me cry because it's like no matter what, they're never going to be together.

I really liked the fluidity you had between the two separate scenes, the past and the present, it was a great way to show contrast, especially with how Mako had felt so vulnerable and Korra does now, maybe even too powerful.

But I really like the intimacy and emotion in the dialogue, it came alive, so to speak. It didn't seem like a part of some made up future but something that I could actually see happening. The way that you write the events make it seem so genuine, and how the past Avatars had taught Korra that lesson, it's not what I would have expected but it's easy to accept it is real. And I love how it's all in character.